December, the Holidays in particular, are a time for giving and for thinking about people who couldn't be close to us during this special time of year. With that spirit in mind, our Pack is going to collect items for a special charity called "Wisconsin We Care", a charity that collects supplies and treats for our service men and women currently serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. As a pack, we will be setting out collection boxes at various locations around the area. We will then collect the goods, and then I will deliver them to the Wisconsin We Care headquarters in Milwaukee. More information will be coming at the November pack meeting, but you can check the Wisconsin We Care website.

This just in!! As of November 1st, we have officially reserved the Castle at Camp Rokilio for our 2009 Summer Camp Trip!! More details will be coming as camp approaches. We do know that the dates will be August 12 through the 15th. Talk to Assistant Cubmaster Jason for more information. I am very happy that we got the Castle this year, I hope you will join us!

Our pack has a few open leader positions, and will have more in Febraury. Our pack is still looking for someone to take over our Popcorn Sale for us next year. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to help out the pack, but really doesn't want to become a full time leader. Also, we have committee positions open, and more will be opening up soon. Most of these positions DO NOT require you to get up in front of the pack, but are more focused on the operation of the pack. Of course, we are always looking for great people to help run or pack meetings too!! Volunteering in the pack can be challenging, but its VERY rewarding! Interested? E-mail us at cubmaster@oostburgscouts.org for more information.

First we got pizza, and then who DIDN'T have fun throwing pies?!?!?!? Thank You to all of our scouts who sold popcorn this year, and for the hard work our scouts and parents put into the popcorn sale every year. Also, nobody worked harder every year on our popcorn sale than Popcorn Cornel Jane, who made her last year as Popcorn Cornel one for the record books. Of course, a BIG thank you goes to all of the people who supported Scouting this year and bought popcorn! Congratulations to Ben and Hunter for receiving our pack's first "Scout Spirit Awards", honoring their popcorn selling efforts. Remember, anyone who sold popcorn gets $20 off of camp this summer, and don't forget to watch Dave and Jason jump in Lake Michigan on New Years Day!

Our overnight trip to the EAA was GREAT!! I hope everyone had fun, and maybe even learned something. A big thank you goes to the EAA Museum and their staff for putting on a great program! Also, many thanks to the adults who went along and to the parents who drove us to Oshkosh and back.

A big Thank You goes to everyone who helped with this years "Scouting For Food" food drive. We collected more food than last year, and the sorting and stacking went well. Also, special thanks to everyone in the community who donated food! This wasn't possible without you.

Well it didn't look like it was going to work out in the begining, but then we struck "Ash Seed Gold" later in the morning! Overall, the scouts collected about 2500 seeds from 5 different trees! Special thanks to Mr. Charlie Mayhew for letting us come out and do this project on his land, and thanks to the parents who went walking with us! Want to learn more? Check out Wisconsin's Emerald Ash Borer Resource website.